PACT - 14 definitions found
pact n 1: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: treaty, pact, accord] pact acpt capt Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) pact noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pactum, from neuter of pactus, past participle of pacisci to agree, contract; akin to Old English fōn to seize, Latin pax peace, pangere to fix, fasten, Greek pēgnynai Date: 15th century compact IV; especially an international treaty Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary pact (pacts) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A pact is a formal agreement between two or more people, organizations, or governments to do a particular thing or to help each other. Last month he signed a new non-aggression pact with Germany... N-COUNT: oft supp N English Explanatory Dictionary pact pækt n. an agreement or a treaty. [ME f. OF pact(e) f. L pactum, neut. past part. of pacisci agree] Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) PACT Personal Air Communications Technology, "pACT" Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) PACT Production Analyses Control Technique Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) PACT Partnership in Advanced Computing Technologies (org. UK) Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Pact \Pact\, n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. ?, Skr. p[=a]ca bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacie. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.] An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. --Bacon. The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the constitution. --Burke. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms pact n. Compact, contract, agreement, league, bond, alliance, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention, concordant. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) pact pækt n. agreement, treaty, bargain, alliance, contract, compact, concord, covenant, concordat, entente, understanding, arrangement, deal: The companies entered into an illegal pact not to compete in the same markets. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 37 Moby Thesaurus words for "pact": accord, agreement, alliance, arrangement, bargain, binding agreement, bond, cartel, collective agreement, compact, concord, concordat, consortium, contract, convention, covenant, covenant of salt, deal, dicker, employment contract, entente, formal agreement, ironclad agreement, legal agreement, legal contract, mutual agreement, paction, promise, protocol, settlement, stipulation, transaction, treaty, understanding, union contract, valid contract, wage contract |
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